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29/07/2014

Modified

10/02/2016

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Please note that this indicator has been discontinued and the information is no longer presented.

Description

This dataset provides information about the percentage of people aged 65 who are receiving intensive home care support, as proportion of all older people that are receiving long term care regardless of the setting.

People aged 65+ with high levels of care needs is defined as people aged 65+ who are:

Receiving 10+ hours of home care (purchased or provided by a local authority)

Resident in a Care Home

Resident long-term in hospital (NHS)

The data was used to measure a previous Scotland Perform’s National Indicator to [‘increase the percentage of people aged 65 and over with high levels of care needs who are cared for at home] http://www.gov.scot/About/Performance/scotPerforms/indicators/CareAtHome#a1. This indicator reflects the priority of shifting the balance of care from acute to community and home settings where possible and appropriate.

Please note that this indicator has been discontinued and the information is no longer presented; data is only available between 2002/03 and 2010/11

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This dataset provides information about the percentage of people aged 65 who are receiving intensive home care support, as proportion of all older people that are receiving long term care regardless of the setting.
People aged 65+ with high levels of care needs is defined as people aged 65+ who are:
* Receiving 10+ hours of home care (purchased or provided by a local authority)
* Resident in a Care Home
* Resident long-term in hospital (NHS)
The data was used to measure a previous Scotland Perform’s National Indicator to [‘increase the percentage of people aged 65 and over with high levels of care needs who are cared for at home] [http://www.gov.scot/About/Performance/scotPerforms/indicators/CareAtHome#a1]( http://www.gov.scot/About/Performance/scotPerforms/indicators/CareAtHome#a1). This indicator reflects the priority of shifting the balance of care from acute to community and home settings where possible and appropriate.
Please note that this indicator has been discontinued and the information is no longer presented; data is only available between 2002/03 and 2010/11
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